Astrelis
hospice · AZ

AZ Best Hospice Care, Inc

CCN 031794Latest FY 2024
Cost-report basis
HCRIS · as filed
Not audited by Astrelis
The read

A hospice in AZ. It ran an operating surplus of 28.2% in FY24 on $0.5M of operating revenue. It held 70 days of cash on hand (73rd percentile among hospices on liquidity). Only a single comparable reporting year is available, so trend context is limited.

Days cash on hand · FY24
70d
all sources
vs hospices73rd pctl of 2,475 (FY24)
Total operating revenue · FY24
$0.5M
vs hospices7th pctl of 3,785 (FY24)
Operating margin · FY24
+28.2%
vs hospices90th pctl of 3,488 (FY24)
Total days of care
2155.0d
Verified fact2024
Source: HCRIS CMS-1984

Where AZ Best Hospice sits among hospices

Operating margin · FY24 pool · n = 3,488 of 5,626 filed

Each point is one hospice in the national distribution for this provider type, placed by operating margin. Facilities are not matched on size, case mix, or market — that is the matched-peer comparison in the paid benchmark. The hospice median is +0.1%. Descriptive context only, not a ranking.

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%AZ Best +28.21%-20%0%+20%hospice median +0.08499999999999999%AZ Best +28.21%
One hospiceAZ Besthospice median

The money

$ thousands · HCRIS cost-report basis · as filed, QA-gated

Ratios tell you how this hospice is doing. Statements tell you what kind of organization it is, and where the money comes from. Every figure below traces to a public cost-report filing, shown as filed. A ratio renders only when every input is reported in the filing; a year missing its core lines is not shown; a year whose balance sheet does not reconcile is labeled. Not audited by Astrelis.

Operating margin
+28.2% (FY24)
Operating income ÷ total operating revenue
HCRIS WS G-3
Total margin
+28.2% (FY24)
Net income ÷ total revenue incl. nonoperating
HCRIS WS G-3
Days cash on hand
70d (FY24)
Cash & investments ÷ daily operating expense
HCRIS WS G / G-3
Current ratio
13.40× (FY24)
Total current assets ÷ current liabilities
HCRIS WS G
Equity financing ratio
43% (FY24)
Total net assets ÷ total assets
HCRIS WS G
Days in net patient A/R
Not reported in this filing
Net patient receivables ÷ (net patient revenue ÷ 365), same fiscal year
HCRIS WS G / G-3
$ in thousands
Line itemFY23FY24
Patient revenue209485
Total operating revenue209485
Total operating expenses214348
Operating income(6)137
Operating margin %-2.9%+28.2%
Net income(6)137
Net income %-2.9%+28.2%
2 of 3 years available for this statement.
HCRIS CMS-1984 cost report · $ thousands · FY23–FY24 · patient-service operating basis; non-patient revenue (contributions, investment) is non-operating

How it operates

quality & operational context · CMS public reporting

The metrics this hospice type is judged on: care quality, patient experience, and scale. Each is labeled by evidence class and public source; descriptive context only, never a ranking or adequacy claim.

Routine home care mix
100.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Total days of care
2155.0d
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Continuous home care mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
General inpatient mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984
Respite mix
0.0%
Verified fact2024
HCRIS CMS-1984

Trajectory

Cost-report basis · 2 reporting years
Operating margin
-2.7%+28.2%FY23FY24
Days cash on hand
40 days70 daysFY23FY24

The county this hospice serves

Location, AZ
Median household income
$85.5K
vs $82.1K US · $59.7K rural median
Poverty rate
11.3%
vs 12.5% US · 14.3% rural median
Uninsured
10.7%
vs 8.6% US · 8.4% rural median
Age 65+
16.0%
vs 16.8% US · 20.6% rural median
Fair or poor health
17.5%
self-reported, adults · CDC PLACES
Primary-care shortage
Designated
HRSA HPSA
Economic context: 7.2% of county personal income is Medicare/Medicaid medical benefits; 16.8% arrives as government transfers (BEA, 2022).
Opportunity screen · FY23
$4K

of annual opportunity identified against peer medians across 1 measure

Directional, conservative band. Arithmetic against matched-peer medians from public filings, not a projection; public data cannot fully control for patient acuity.
FY23 has not yet reached pool validity: benchmarked against the FY24 pool (n=4,349).
See what's behind this number in the Performance Benchmark →

Hospice Performance Benchmark$2,500Founding Edition

Where this facility is underperforming its matched peer cohort and what that gap is worth, measure by measure. Founding Edition: delivered within 30 days of eligibility confirmation, full refund if the published scope cannot be delivered.

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